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Sleep-deprived people eat more than 500 extra calories daily, study finds. People who don’t get enough sleep consume more calories and may be more likely to become obese, according to a new study. The study included 17 healthy young men and women who were studied for eight nights. Half of the participants got their normal amount of sleep…

Researchers looked at test scores from kindergarten to 5th grade. Youngsters who are persistently overweight may not perform as well academically — specifically in math — as their normal-weight peers, new research suggests. Although the study didn’t find a direct cause-and-effect relationship between being overweight or obese and school performance, the researchers did find that…

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD), hardening of the arteries in the leg, is a marker for premature cardiovascular events and vascular-related death. The November issue of the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology includes a comprehensive review of this disease that affects more than 10 million Americans, as well as a comprehensive treatment plan for all…

CORVALLIS (USA) – A Portland company is using an emerging microtechnology from Oregon State University to develop a portable kidney dialysis machine that will make in-home treatment a reality, enabling hundreds of thousands of people afflicted with kidney failure to treat themselves at home instead of traveling to dialysis clinics three days a week. ‘Current…

There are a lot of blogs out there—and we mean a lot. In 2016, it was estimated that 2.7 million blog posts were published every day. Now that’s a lot of blog posts. But it’s not meant to discourage you. With a massive number of blog posts comes an equally massive pool of readers out there. Personally,…

Lonely Planet Local Rebecca Milner moved from California to Tokyo for ‘just one year’… 15 years ago. She was drawn by the city’s larger-than-life image – all those bright lights and busy streets – but was surprised to discover just how liveable Tokyo really is. She spends her days wandering the back streets, tracking down…

While smoking has long been linked to an array of health problems, recent research shows that the harmful habit is worse than previously known: A new report from the U.S. surgeon general found that smoking causes diseases in almost every organ of the human body. Released in late May, “The Health Consequences of Smoking: A…